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NASCAR teams have hired a top antitrust attorney in their revenue dispute. Here's what it means 02/27/2024 11:28am • The NASCAR season is underway, with 38 races to determine another stock car racing champion in the 76th season of the top motorsports series in the United States. There is a serious problem for NASCAR and its teams: Negotiations on a new revenue-sharing model have deteriorated. In mid-February, repr NFL-worst Carolina Panthers increasing overall ticket prices by more than 4% for 2024 season 02/27/2024 10:29am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers are raising overall ticket prices by slightly more than 4% in 2024 following a season in which they finished with an NFL-worst 2-15 record and were shutout in the final two games. The lower level seating at Bank of America Stadium will see the most sign What's life like for Russia's political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment 02/27/2024 12:03am • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Vladimir Kara-Murza could only laugh when officials in Penal Colony No. 6 inexplicably put a small cabinet in his already-cramped concrete cell, next to a fold-up cot, stool, sink and latrine. That moment of dark humor came because the only things he had to store in it were Explosive device detonated outside Alabama attorney general's office 02/26/2024 09:22pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An explosive device was detonated outside Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office over the weekend, he said in a statement Monday. Marshall confirmed no one was injured. “Thankfully, no staff or personnel were injured by the explosion,” Marshall said. The Ala What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza? 02/26/2024 09:02pm • The Palestinian Authority's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But it will do little to address the authority's longs Bill supporting development of nuclear energy wins passage in Kentucky Senate 02/26/2024 08:55pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to lay the foundation to attract nuclear energy projects to a state where coal has dominated and fueled the economy for generations. Republican Sen. Danny Carroll said Kentucky should embrace a cross-section of sources — inclu An Etiquette Guide to Regifting 02/26/2024 07:00pm • Did you receive a present that you want to pass on to someone else? You're not alone, especially during high-volume gifting occasions. A 2023 Magestore survey found that 56.6% of Americans planned on regifting or donating unwanted winter holiday presents. Giving and receiving is a year-round event, Editorial Roundup: United States 02/26/2024 04:55pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Feb. 22 The Washington Post on the Biden impeachment inquiry Until this month, House Republicans referred to information provided by a “highly credible” FBI informant as the core of their case to impeach President Biden. This week, Biden is summoning congressional leaders to the White House to talk Ukraine and government funding 02/26/2024 10:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press lawmakers on passing an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as averting a looming government shutdown next month, according to a White House official. The Car Review: Electric Mercedes EQE sedan provides tech, range and comfort 02/26/2024 02:28am • The electric vehicle offerings are vast from Mercedes. Its EQE midsize sedan uses style, technology and range to stand out in the growing market. The luxury midsize sedan is the bread and butter for Mercedes, and the EQE 350 4MATIC all-electric is designed to delight buyers looking to move into the A Guide to Tax Deductions for the Self-Employed 02/25/2024 07:00pm • Are you self-employed and wondering how to maximize your tax deductions for tax year 2023? Here's a look at 15 of the best tax write-offs you don't want to miss: 1. Qualified business income.2. Mileage or vehicle expenses.3. Retirement savings.4. Insurance premiums.5. Office supplies.6. Home office Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning 02/25/2024 12:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has changed the way many Americans shop. Now, those changes in consumer habits are helping bring down inflation. Fed up with prices that remain about 19%, on average, above where they were before the pandemic, consumers are fighting back. In grocery stores, they're shi Maryland considers more juvenile justice bills, and they may be included in bigger legislative package 02/25/2024 09:16am • As Maryland’s top Democratic leaders continue to assess legislation to tweak the state’s juvenile justice system, all or portions of other juvenile-related bills could be incorporated in the bigger legislative package backed by the governor and key committee chairs. Sen. Cory V. McCray (D A housing shortage is testing Oregon's pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are poised to tweak it 02/25/2024 12:01am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban sprawl and conserve nature and agriculture. The so-called urban growth boundary, Western leaders rally around Kyiv to mark 2 years since Russia's full-scale invasion 02/24/2024 04:05pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed Western leaders to Kyiv Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and foreign aid hangs in the balance. Allies from the EU and the Group of Seven wealthy democracie